Curtain ring



A Juvws H. B0 90 W, QSO'M rm I Patented May 13,v 1930' UNITED STATEPATENT OFFICE JAMES H. BOYE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO JAMES H.BOYE MANUFACTUR- ING COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OFILLINOIS CURTAIN RING Application filed August 15, 1828. Serial No.299,791.

This invention relates to means for slidably suspending a curtain,drape, or the like from a curtain rod or pole, and has reference moreparticularly to an improvement in the rings customarily employed forthis purpose.

A widely prevalent form of curtain ring consists of a wooden annulusinto the lower side of which an ordinary eye-screw is entered, the eyeof the screw receiving a sus pension hook or loop attached to the upperedge portion of the curtain. In sliding the curtain back and forth,considerable strain is imposed on these eye-screws, and the latter aresometimes pulled out, or bent or turned in such a way as to disturb thecorrect and neat alinement of the upper edge of the curtain.

One object of my present invention is to improve curtain rings of thistype through the provision of improved curtain-attaching means on thering itself which cannot become accidentally detached from the rmg ordisplaced from correct position, thus obviating the faults above noted.

Another object, as related to wooden curtain rings, is to provide astronger ring, and one less liable to crack or break, than the ordinarywooden rings.

Other objects and attendant advantages of the invention will be apparentto persons skilled in the art to which the improvement relates from thefollowing detailed description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, in which I have illus trated one simple andpractical embodiment of the principle of the invention, and wherein-Fig. 1 is a fragmentary rear elevation of a curtain rod or pole, acurtain, and my improved curtain ring mounted on the rod and attached tothe curtain by a curtain suspension hook;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the curtain ring, viewed from the left ofFig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a diametric section of the ring on line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a split metal ring that embraces themain body of the ring;

Fig. 5 is a perspective elevation of a curtain suspension hook welladapted for use with my improved curtain ring.

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In Fig. 1 of the drawings, there is shown at A a fragment of a curtain,at B a fragment of an ordinary round curtain rod or pole, and at O myimproved curtain ring slidably mounted on the rod B.

Describing the ring C, designates an annulus of wood, hard rubber,compressed fiber, or any other suitable material, which, in form,resembles the ordinary round curtain ring of substantially roundcross-section, except that its outer periphery is provided with ashallow groove or channel 11, as clearly shown in Fig. 3-. Seated in andsubstantially filling the groove 11 is a ring 12, preferably formed froma flatstrip of metal of a width and thickness to fill the rectangulargroove 11. To enter and secure this ring 12 on the annulus, it ispreferably divided or split, as shown in Fig. 4, and one end portion isbent downwardly in the form of a straight extension 13, which latter isprovided with upper and. lower holes 14 and 15'. The other end portionis also bent downwardly a short distance, as shown at 16 and terminatesin a laterally projecting finger 17 which, after the ring 12 has beenmounted on the annulus 10, is passed through the upper hole 14 and thenbent upwardly toform a hook 17, by which the ring is seen-rely locked onthe annulus.

lt/iounted in the curtain A is a curtainsuspension attachment hereinshown as consisting of a wire split ring or coil 18 formedwith a pointedend 19 adapted to be passed through a plurality of bights a on the rearside of the curtain, and with an integral hook 20 which is readilyengaged with the lower hole 15 of the ring extension 13, as shown inThis curtain suspension hook member, shown in detail in Fig. 5, is notclaimed here n,fasit forms no part of the present invention, and, ofcourse, any other device for tne same purpose engageable with the holeor eye 15 of the curtain ring may be employed.

Fromthe foregoing it will be seen how the described structureeifectuates the stated purposes and objects of the invention. Since themetal ring 12 is securely locked on the periphery of the annulus 10 itmanifestly cannot be pulled off or displaced relatively to the latter,and since the strains caused by drawing the curtain back and forth areedge- Wise of the ring extension 13, the latter is not easily bent orbroken, and the proper form and alinement of the upper edge of thecurtain is maintained. The ring 12 also serves as a bond for the more orless fragile Wooden ring 10 and prevents danger of cracking, splittingor breaking the latter. The described structure of the ring 12 enablesit to be readily mounted on the grooved annulus l0 and locked thereon bysimply bending up the free end of the finger 17 and Without the use ofany extraneous fastening devices.

lNIultichrome decorative curtain fixtures are at present very popular,and incidentally I may note that the described construction is easilyadaptable to the easy production of a multichrome curtain ring, sincethe wooden annulus 10 may be stained or painted in one color, such asbrown, and the metal ring 12 may be coated, before it is put in place,with a harmonizing color such as gilt or bronze.

I clain1 1. A curtain ring, comprising an annulus adapted to slide on acurtain rod and formed with a groove in its outer periphery, a splitmetal ring seated in said groove, the end portions of said split ringhaving cooperating means integral therewith for locking said split ringin said groove, and a depending extension on the lower side of saidsplit-ring adapted for attachment to a curtain.

2. A curtain ring, comprising a Wooden annulus adapted to slide on acurtain rod and formed with a transversely rectangular groove in itsouter periphery, a split ring formed by a metal strip of a Width andthickness to substantially fill said groove seated in the latter, theend portions of said split ringhaving cooperating means integraltherewith for locking said split ring in said groove, and a dependingextension continuous with one end of said split ring and apertured toreceive a curtain suspension book.

3. A curtain ring, comprising a Wooden annulus adapted to slide on acurtain rod and formed with a transversely rectangular groove in itsouter periphery, a split ring formed by a metal strip of a width andthickness to substantially fill said groove seated in the latter, oneend portion of said split ring terminating in a hook, and a dependingeX- tension continuous with the other end portion of said split ringhaving an upper aperture lockingly engaged with said hook and a loweraperture to receive a curtain suspension hook.

JAMES H. BOYE.

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